[Seattle-editorial] how to make the seattle website work

[Laury]

I think there may be a third way -- one which permits the Editorial 
team to be (at least partially) directed by community input.  
Specifically, something like  the Vancouver IndyMedia's "Suggest A 
Feature":

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Suggest a feature
Stories that end up in the centre column on Vancouver Indymedia are put 
there by members of the editorial working group.

  Our process requires that one member on the working group prepare a 
draft of the feature story and that another member approve the story by 
"pushing" it live to the site.

  We are happy to accept your suggestions for centre column stories. To 
maximize the chances of your story being published please send us as 
much of the following information as you can:
	• 	 feature title
	• 	 feature category (transportation, ecology, etc.)
	• 	 one written paragraph of content for the feature
	• 	 URL of an image you would like to have accompany the feature
	• 	 the URLs of one or more Vancouver Indymedia articles that provide 
more information on your proposed feature
  All suggestions will be reviewed by at least one member of the 
editorial working group.

  Please don't bother getting upset if your suggestion is not acted 
upon. The members of the editorial working group lead busy lives and we 
can't respond to every suggestion we receive, no matter how timely and 
important you may feel that it is.

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On Feb 23, 2004, at 1:36 PM, BFGalbraith wrote:

> Right now there is a major philisophical problem:
> Are we-
> A)Primarily here to publisize our own writing
> or
> B)Primarily here to be a community news resource
>
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